Protector for bottom portions of window and door draperies



Oct. 15, 1935.

E. DEWEY PROTECTOR FOR BOTTOM PORTIONS OF WINDOW AND DOOR DRAPERIES Filed May 27, 1935 lllilll ili HHHHH l l ummnm 0% f Patented Oct. 15, 1935 UNl'l'ED STATS genie;

orrics PAT PROTECTOR FOR BOTTOM PORTIONS OF WINDDW AND DOOR DRAPERIES 2 Claims.

Window draperies or hangings when the window is raised or open are soiled and injured or damaged by wind, rain, snow and dust, which reach them through the open window; and also by the friction or rubbing of the lower portions thereof against the surfaces of the window frames and sash and screens, from the blowing of them back and forth by wind or drafts through the open window. At night when windows are opened, as in bedrooms, injury or damage is particularly apt to occur because of rain and snowfall and windstorms that may come during the night when nobody is awake to close the windows.

The object of my invention is to protect or safeguard such draperies or hangings from injury or damage under the conditions described, and thus not only preserve the appearance of the hangings by keeping them clean, out prolong their life by diminishing the need for laundering or cleaning and preventing the destructive effect of rubbing or friction on the hangings in contact with the surfaces along side of or over which they hang. Beside this general object, I have in view the production of a protector that will be of simple construction, easily applied to and removed from the hangings and which may be as attractive looking as possible consistent with the practical use thereof.

My invention consists in whatever is described by or is included within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

igure 1 is a view in elevation of a window with draperies to which my protector is attached;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of one of the protectors;

Figure 3 is a bottom view thereof;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of another embodiment of my invention;

Figure 5 is a bottom view thereof.

Describing briefly the various embodiments of my invention shown in the drawing, they will be found to be of bag-form and of such dimensions 45 vertically and horizontally as to enclose the lower portion of the hangings or draperies from the bottom thereof to a point well above the bottom rail of an open window sash, and preferably the sides and bottom are completely closed excepting that one side from the top downward for, say half the height is of openable or placket formation, so that as the top or mouth of the bag, so to speak is open, there may be such enlargement of the opening at the top at the time of application of 55 the protector as will render easy, or facilitate the placing of the protector over the lower portion of the hangings or draperies to be protected.

My protector is made of some suitable fabric which will be water-proof and dust-proof. For example the material may be oiled silk or a fab- 5 ric having a coating or surface that is Waterproof and dust-proof and a variety of fabrics chemically treated to render them water-resistant or repellant. I may use laminated fabrics, such for example as cloth and cellophane,,for example 10 cheesecloth and cellophane. Material or fabrics may be used whose appearance will be attractive and which will be light in weight. A laminated fabric such as cheese-cloth and cellophane because of the open mesh of the cheese-cloth and 5 the sheen of the cellophane, will afford an inviting appearance and not be objectionable for esthetic reasons; and the smooth cellophane surface will prevent the adhesion of dust and so will keep clean and fresh looking and is very easily cleaned, 20 if cleaning should be required.

The protector may be suspended as by rings or loops from hooks placed on the window frame and also by direct suspension from drapery that is heavy enough to afford a means of support. 25

Describing in detail the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the bag 19, is closed at bottom and sides excepting that the upper portion of one side or edge is a placket ii, provided with a hookless fastener [2, such 30 as the talon or zipper type, so that it may be readily opened and closed. Of course, snap fasteners or other means of holding the placket closed may be employed. At the bag top adjacent the placket is a ring 23, for catching over a hook 35 I4 (see Fig. 1), applied to the side of the window frame. The placket edge of the protector is preferably at the window frame side of the protector. The bottom 55 of the bag is substantially a flattened horseshoe shape, that holds the sides of 40 the portion of the bag away from one another, and affords an extended, horizontal surface.

The embodiment shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is similar to that shown in Fig. 2, excepting that the bottom I6 is a satchel bottom, of oblong, straight sided form.

It will be seen that a protector embodying my invention may be simply made of a rectangular piece or sheet of material folded upon what is one vertical edge of the protector when in use and sewed together at the opposite edge from the bottom to the bottom of the placket and with the edges bound or hemmed. Of course, the shaped bottom shown in Figs. 3 and 5 need not be provided but the bottom may be closed by sewing together the edges at the bottom or with a suitable binding.

Where the protector is to be suspended from the drapery, the latter may have a button sewed to same hook, they will serve to hold the placket.

edges together at the top as well as suspendthe protector.

As the placket extends only part way down' the side, the remainder of'the protector to the bottom is permanently closed and thus no opening exists that would permit entrance of rain or moisture or dust, and it is necessary only to provide detachable closure devices part way down.

What I claim is;

1. A hanging or drapery protector of bag-form, open from top to bottom and closed on all sides 5 except for a slit at one side that reaches from the top part Way to the bottom, and having means to separably close said slit, the protector being supportable in position for use.

2. A hanging or drapery protector of bag-form, 10 open from top to bottom and closed on all sides except for a slit at one side that reaches from the top part way to the bottom, and having means to separably close said slit, the protector being supportable in position for use, there being a 15 shape at the bottom of the bag that affords a horizontally extending surface beneath the bottom of the drapery.

, EMILY DEWEY. 

